Majority of Berlin Residents Vote Against Tegel Airport's Closure in Referendum

On Sunday more than a half of Berlin residents voted against the local Tegel airport's possible closure during the referendum.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — More than half of Berlin's residents voted on Sunday against the plan to close Tegel airport in a legally non-binding referendum.

The referendum took place on Sunday, when voters participated in the German parliamentary election. A total of 56.1 percent of Berliners voted in favor of reconsidering the plans to shut down the airport, while 41.7 percent of respondents believe that Tegel should be closed, local officials revealed.

#Berlin and #Berliners vote to keep #Tegel 'offen' (open) in a referendum; crucial to meeting #BizAv needs. https://t.co/KvIlCjXCO9

— EBAA (@EBAAorg) 25 сентября 2017 г.

​Tegel was slated to be closed six months after the opening of a new city airport – Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, which faced a number of technical problems and delays, and has no final opening date yet.